Great Lakes Bass Fishing Forum

"... A man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or what's a heaven for?" Although the poet Robert Browning wasn't referring to bass tournaments when he wrote that bit of verse, it's applicable to those who aspire to great things on the Walmart FLW Tour. The quest should be worthy of the goal. For sure, reaching for the stars doesn't guarantee an angler success, and it's especially frustrating when he comes close until the fish or circumstances move the goalposts farther away from him.
Consider some of the anglers who made a run at the Lake Hartwell championship, only to fall short in the end.